" . . . and I'm not joking about this" You actually are joking...

" . . . and I'm not joking about this"

You actually are joking about this, presumably to stir debate, because how would you treat an item of gold that came into your possession?
I suggest you would not only keep it, you would keep it in a secure place. Otherwise you would exchange it for something of 'real' value'.

Both options reveal the value of gold - it is a store of value, a currency, and a unit of account. You cant run an economy without something to serve those functions, and gold and silver, through trial and error, have proved to be the best. It's their absence from their old role that has allowed western economies to become debauched in just a few decades.

Even those with limited powers of comprehension grasp this in a primitive way - else why would you for instance be asking the best place to buy gold, lol, Post # 3351226.